Founder mindset: build for the future, not just the here and now.
In the spring of 2000, the music industry was bracing for the next Radiohead album following OK Computer, acclaimed as the album of... Read More
What founders can learn from the Bayeux Tapestry about storytelling.
To the British Museum, along with half of the country so it seemed, to view the Bayeux Tapestry. Ahead of the visit and... Read More
What founders can learn from the Bayeux Tapestry about storytelling.
To the British Museum, along with half of the country so it seemed, to view the Bayeux Tapestry. Ahead of the visit and... Read More
Lessons from meterologist James Stagg for founder’s forecasting using limited datasets.
War films are one of my favourite genres, as I have a keen interest in military history. These evocative cinematic experiences are traditionally... Read More
The conversational leadership style of Stuart Machin: takeaways for startup founders.
Stuart Machin is the CEO of Marks and Spencer. At sixteen, he was in his first retail job, a Saturday shift at Sainsbury’s... Read More
Founder mindset: Use AI as an assistant, not the author of your startup strategy.
Amongst the recent headline grabbing hullabaloos about AI, there was an outpouring of academic angst. Twenty five Fields Medal winners (the Nobel prize... Read More
An elegy for Summer and post-holiday return
Well it’s over. I’ve packed away the folding beach deckchairs, the garden furniture is in the shed, and the parasol on the garage... Read More
Entrepreneurial learnings from Elzéard Bouffier, the man who planted trees.
Jean Giono was one of C20th France’s most distinctive literary voices. Born and raised in Provence, his intimate relationship with the southern French... Read More
Founder holidays are a safeguard for both the leader and the venture.
It’s mid- August, and high-summer which means half-empty workspaces and airport mayhem. The Great British Bunk Off has begun. We don’t shut down... Read More
Innovation lessons from David Byrne
When David Byrne stepped onto the stage at CBGB in New York the mid-1970s, he looked less like a rock star and more... Read More